11:54 AM,
Sep. 18, 2013

Jacob Kisver and Luke Bursack of Old Bridge ride the swings at the Keansburg Amusement Park.

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Yes, Keansburg Amusement Park is hosting its first Oktoberfest, complete with a local oompah band, traditional German food and a Sam Adams "stein-hoisting" contest. The festival is scheduled for noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and noon to 6 p.m. Suunday, Sept. 29.

The autumn fun caps off a triumphant summer for the venerable amusement park., which was hammered by Sandy. Flood waters from the Oct. 29 superstorm reached 5.5 feet in the park's buildings. The storm dumped the equivalent of 1400 tractor trailer loads of sand on the property. ...